Hoa Lư
Hoa Lư may refer to: * Hoa Lư City, the capital of Ninh Bình Province * Hoa Lư District, a former rural district of Ninh Bình Province; now it is a part of Hoa Lu City *Hoa Lư Ancient Capital Hoa Lư was the capital of Vietnam from 968 to 1009. It lies in Trường Yên Thượng village, Hoa Lư, Ninh Bình Province. The area is one of ricefields broken by limestone mountains, and is approximately 90 km south of Hanoi. Togeth ...

Hoa Lư (city)
Hoa Lư is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province. Geography Hoa Lư Ancient Capital is located in Trường Yên Commune ( vi). It takes 2 hours by coach to travel from Hanoi to Hoa Lư. History The name of Ninh Binh officially existed since 1822. During the Nguyen dynasty, in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign, the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin. Although the Vietnamese authorities in Ninh Bình made no attempt to hinder the passage of an expedition launched by Henri Rivière in March 1883 to capture Nam Định, they were known to be hostile towards the French. In November 1883, on the eve of the Sơn Tây campaign, the French occupied the citadel of Ninh Bình without resistance and installed a garrison. On 1 January 2025, Ninh Bình city and Hoa Lư district merged to form Hoa Lư cit ...
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